NHL betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Saturday, January 20, 2018 from various handicappers and websites
Saturday, January 20
Home side won seven of last eight Dallas-Buffalo games; Stars are 2-3 in last five visits here. Under is 5-2-1 in last eight series games. Dallas Stars won six of last nine games overall, split their last four on road. Three of their last four games stayed under. Buffalo lost six of its last seven games overall, four of last six at home. Four of their last six games went over the total.
Devils won four of last six games with Philly; three won three of their last four games here (under 2-0-2). New Jersey won its last two games after a 6-game skid; they lost four of last five road games. Six of their last eight games went over. Flyers won their last four home games, and five of last six games overall; six of their last eight games went over the total.
Rangers won four of last six games with Colorado; they won their last three visits to Denver. Five of last seven series games went over. New York split its last eight games overall; they’re 2-3 in last five road games. Rangers’ last four games all went over the total. Avalanche won their last eight games, allowing total of 10 goals in their last seven. Colorado won its last seven home tilts; under is 4-2 in their last six games.
Home side won eight of last nine Winnipeg-Calgary games; Jets lost their last five games in the Saddledome. Five of last seven series games stayed under total. Winnipeg are 6-3 in last nine games overall, but lost three of last four road games. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Calgary won its last seven games overall, its last three home games. Under is 6-4 in their last ten games.
Maple Leafs lost nine of last ten games with Ottawa; they lost four of last five games in this building. Five of last six series games went over total. Toronto lost its last four games, three of them in OT; they lost their last three road games. Six of their last seven games stayed under the total. Senators are 4-6 in their last ten games; they split their last six at home. Four of their last five games went over total.
Detroit won six of last nine games with Carolina; road side won seven of last ten series games. Hurricanes are 2-3 in last five visits here. Over is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Carolina lost six of last eight games overall; they’re 2-3 in last five road games. Under is 6-4 in their last ten games. Detroit lost three of last four games; they’ve won four of last six home games. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Bruins won their last four games with Montreal; they won four of last five games in this arena. Three of last four series games stayed under. Boston won six of last eight games overall, four of last five on road. Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Canadiens lost three of their last four games; they’re 2-3 in last five home games. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Penguins won seven of last nine games with San Jose; they won four of last five games in the Shark Tank. Under is 6-1-1 in last eight series games. Pittsburgh won five of its last six games overall, three of last four on road. Under is 4-2 in their last six games. San Jose won three of its last four games overall, they won their last four home games. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Blues won their last ten games with Arizona, winning last five played here. Last four series games stayed under total. Coyotes lost their last five games, four of them in OT/SO; four of their last six games stayed under total. Arizona lost its last three road games, outscored 14-9. Blues are 5-3 in their last eight games overall, winning three of last four at home. Four of their last five home games stayed under.
Florida won three of last four games with Nashville; road team won four of last five series games. Teams split last four series games played here. Under is 2-1-1 in last four series games. Panthers lost four of last six games overall, three of last four on road; five of their last six games went over. Nashville won its last four games, allowing total of six goals; six of their last seven games stayed under. Predators won their last four home games.
Islanders lost their last five games with Chicago; they lost last five visits to the Windy City. Eight of last nine series games stayed under total. New York lost seven of last ten games, but won last two road games. Four of its last five games went over total. Blackhawks split their last 10 games; they’re 2-3 in their last five home games. Four of last five Chicago games stayed under the total.
Home side won last ten Lightning-Wild games; Tampa Bay lost its last five visits to the Twin Cities. Under is 8-1-1 in last ten series games. Lightning lost last two games 4-1/5-1; they’re 3-2 in their last five road games. Four of their last five games went over the total. Minnesota is 6-4 in its last ten games overall, 5-2 in its last seven home games. Last four Wild games stayed under the total.
Oilers won three of last four games with Vancouver; under is 5-1-1 in last six series games. Canucks lost four of their last five visits to Edmonton. Vancouver won its last couple games after a 1-7 skid; they’re 2-4 in last six road games. Under is 4-2 in their last six games. Edmonton also won its last two games after a 1-7 skid; they lost three of last four home games. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
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Trend Report
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DALLAS @ BUFFALO
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
Buffalo is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Dallas
NEW JERSEY @ PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
New Jersey is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
WINNIPEG @ CALGARY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 8 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
NY RANGERS @ COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
CAROLINA @ DETROIT
Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 17-4-1 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Carolina
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
BOSTON @ MONTREAL
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Boston is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Montreal's last 12 games
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
TORONTO @ OTTAWA
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Ottawa is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
PITTSBURGH @ SAN JOSE
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Jose is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
FLORIDA @ NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Florida's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games
ARIZONA @ ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
NY ISLANDERS @ CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Islanders's last 9 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
TAMPA BAY @ MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
VANCOUVER @ EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Vancouver's last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
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DALLAS (26-17-0-4, 56 pts.) at BUFFALO (11-25-0-9, 31 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 12-31 ATS (+43.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 2-9 ATS (-7.5 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
BUFFALO is 212-221 ATS (+484.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 211-142 ATS (+36.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
BUFFALO is 11-34 ATS (-33.2 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 6-26 ATS (+42.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BUFFALO is 3-16 ATS (+24.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-1 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)
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NEW JERSEY (24-12-0-8, 56 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (21-16-0-8, 50 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 53-49 ATS (+106.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 24-20 ATS (+46.0 Units) in all games this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-4 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.1 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
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NY RANGERS (24-17-0-5, 53 pts.) at COLORADO (25-16-0-3, 53 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 25-19 ATS (+55.4 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 10-2 ATS (+12.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
COLORADO is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in January games this season.
COLORADO is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 14-9 ATS (+25.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
COLORADO is 7-1 ATS (+8.1 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
COLORADO is 11-7 ATS (+20.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NY RANGERS are 12-5 ATS (+17.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 20-9 ATS (+10.2 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 18-10 ATS (+28.8 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)
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WINNIPEG (26-13-0-7, 59 pts.) at CALGARY (25-16-0-4, 54 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 1-11 ATS (+14.5 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in January games this season.
CALGARY is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 14-6 ATS (+20.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 11-7 ATS (+22.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 7-14 ATS (-10.5 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 5-2 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 5-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)
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TORONTO (25-17-0-5, 55 pts.) at OTTAWA (15-19-0-9, 39 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 369-394 ATS (-117.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TORONTO is 174-204 ATS (-69.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
OTTAWA is 38-33 ATS (+78.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 43-36 ATS (+80.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 19-15 ATS (+37.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 15-28 ATS (-15.8 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 97-75 ATS (-2.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 9-1 (+9.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 9-1-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.1 Units)
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CAROLINA (20-17-0-8, 48 pts.) at DETROIT (18-19-0-7, 43 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 62-92 ATS (-37.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
CAROLINA is 28-47 ATS (-21.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 7-14 ATS (-9.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 1-7 ATS (+8.5 Units) in home games after a non-conference game this season.
DETROIT is 3-12 ATS (+16.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DETROIT is 23-31 ATS (-13.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-3-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)
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BOSTON (26-10-0-8, 60 pts.) at MONTREAL (19-21-0-6, 44 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-5 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-5-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)
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PITTSBURGH (25-20-0-3, 53 pts.) at SAN JOSE (24-14-0-6, 54 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 10-21 ATS (-13.3 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 7-14 ATS (-13.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
SAN JOSE is 36-17 ATS (+12.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 93-53 ATS (+17.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 6-14 ATS (-10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-3 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-3-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.4 Units)
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ARIZONA (10-28-0-9, 29 pts.) at ST LOUIS (28-17-0-3, 59 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 10-37 ATS (+62.6 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 8-26 ATS (+44.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 4-16 ATS (+26.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
ARIZONA is 6-18 ATS (+30.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 7-13 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 20-25 ATS (-19.4 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-0 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 7-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)
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FLORIDA (19-19-0-6, 44 pts.) at NASHVILLE (27-11-0-6, 60 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 3-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 3-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)
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NY ISLANDERS (23-20-0-4, 50 pts.) at CHICAGO (22-17-0-6, 50 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 55-28 ATS (+18.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 12-1 ATS (+10.3 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 10-1 ATS (+11.1 Units) on Saturday games this season.
CHICAGO is 3-10 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 354-348 ATS (+707.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 151-168 ATS (-92.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-0-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)
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TAMPA BAY (31-11-0-3, 65 pts.) at MINNESOTA (24-17-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 6-14 ATS (-12.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 51-23 ATS (+18.7 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 25-11 ATS (+12.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 14-7 ATS (+21.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 215-224 ATS (+476.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 51-59 ATS (-32.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 13-20 ATS (-15.1 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 7-13 ATS (-7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 3-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)
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VANCOUVER (18-21-0-6, 42 pts.) at EDMONTON (20-23-0-3, 43 pts.) - 1/20/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 375-351 ATS (-113.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 35-17 ATS (+14.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 25-16 ATS (+42.8 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 8-3 ATS (+12.1 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
EDMONTON is 20-26 ATS (+20.0 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 55-85 ATS (+144.2 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
EDMONTON is 7-19 ATS (-15.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 185-180 ATS (-31.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 7-4 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 7-4-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.3 Units)
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